Jimmy Kimmel is calling out Donald Trump and the White House in their latest squabble. This time, the late-night TV host takes issue with Trump being James Bond.
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Wait, what? You see, late last week, the White House shared an image of the president as the famed secret agent. Kimmel was full of jokes about the picture.
"The White House jumped on the crazy train and posted this, suggesting that Trump would be the next James Bond," Kimmel said during his May 18 monologue. "Grab 'em by the Octopussy, we got a new James Bond in town!"
"I think 007 is his approval rating right now," he also added. "Imagine a very unpopular president, in the middle of a very unpopular war, the cost of everything is skyrocketing, gas is very expensive and you are spending your time posting online about how hot you are, how you captured an alien and how you should be the next James Bond."
Jimmy Kimmel Calls Out Donald Trump
It's just the latest in a series of pictures that Trump has shared on social media. One image featured him with a handcuffed alien in a clear allusion to his immigration policies. In the James Bond photo, Trump appears with a silenced handgun and the caption "Make America Great Again."
The White House shared the photo in response to Amazon MGM Studios looking for a new James Bond to replace Daniel Craig.
"While we don't plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we're excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right," Amazon MGM Studios said.
The studio is looking for a British actor to play the famed British spy. So that should disqualify Trump outside of social media posts. But then again, many didn't think Trump would be president. So you can't completely count the businessman turned reality star turned politician out of the mix. As outlandish as that would be.
Kimmel's head would certainly roll if Trump became James Bond for real.
